English
Moshiach
Moshiach comes from Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ ‘anointed’, and goes back to מָשַׁח.
- Hebrew1880s–presentמָשַׁחmashákh‘to anoint’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentמָשִׁיחַmashíakh‘anointed’
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Moshiach
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hebrew1880s–presentמָשַׁחmashákh‘to anoint’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentמָשִׁיחַmashíakh‘anointed’
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Moshiach
Earliest quotation: 2025, What Does “Oy Vey: “Let’s pray that G‑d sends us Moshiach already, so…”
Every English word from Hebrew מָשַׁח
Today it means
name The Messiah.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew מָשַׁח / Moshiach